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CHAPTER 5: A nighttime visitor
Tokio slid under her covers, opening her book that she had gotten from Saito earlier that day. She began to read the poetry written in it, but her mind kept wandering.
Maybe I'm just really tired. She thought to herself as she marked the page and closed the book. Or maybe this book reminds me of- A soft tapping broke her thoughts. It came from the door in her room that led to the garden. She got out of bed, pulled a robe on over her nightclothes, and made her way to the door.
"Who is it?" she called softly through the paper. No answer. "Who's there?" Again, silence.
Did I just imagine it? It is a little late for a visitor. Maybe I should just open the door to prove to myself that nobody is there. Slowly, Tokio opened the door. Darkness.
"Am I going crazy?" Tokio whispered to herself. Suddenly, she heard a moan. It came from the side of the house. Talk about going crazy! I'm beginning to hear things! Tokio made a face and was about to close the door when she heard it again. A faint moaning from the side of the house. She slid her feet into her sandals and picked up the lamp from inside her room.
"Okay, who's here?" she asked, her voice higher. I'm scared. Tokio realized. She shined the lamp over to the side of the house next to her door. There was a man slumped there, wearing a reddish blue outfit. Tokio couldn't move for a moment. Was this man a drunk or a burglar? Could he be a murderer? Summoning up all the courage she had, she turned the man over. When Tokio saw his face, she gasped. She recognized him as Captain Saito, the man she had kissed earlier. And, she saw that the red on him wasn't the color of his clothes at all, but his own blood. He was unconscious, breathing heavily.
"CAPTAIN!" she gasped. Tokio pulled him to his feet and hoisted half of his body on her back. Staggering under his weight, she managed to get him inside her room and lay him on the futon. She closed the door and hurried to get some bandages. She rummaged through the closet and found a few rolls if them. Quickly, she set up a fire and a pot of water to boil them in so they wouldn't infect Saito's wounds. Then, while she waited for the water to boil, she ran into her room and began to examine his injuries.
Who could've done this? Tokio wondered to herself. It's not like anyone can beat up a Shinsengumi freak like himself! She pulled off most of his clothing and began to examine his body. About 15 minutes into her examination, Saito began to regain consciousness.
"What the? What- what happened? Ugh! That hurts you know!" he opened his eyes to see Tokio's worried bronze eyes scanning over his injured body. "Tokio? Where'd you come from? Where am I?"
"You're in my house just to let you know. You're in my house in my room and in my bed! I'm expecting some sort of a thank you after this." Tokio said while tenderly washing the wound in his side.
"Thank you. There, I'm giving it to you now, happy?" he asked, coldly.
"No." Tokio glared at him as she dunked the cloth she was holding into boiling water. "Shinsengumi freaks." She muttered under her breath.
"Okay, I'm sorry, Miss Tokio. I'll thank you later. OUCH! Why clean so hard?" Saito winced. Tokio began to clean the wound on his shoulder.
"Tell me what happened," Tokio said. "I want to know what happened."
"I got into a fight with some people who wanted to kill me. It's nothing new," Saito half-shrugged.
"I was worried about you when I realized that you were you," Tokio whispered.
"Were?" Saito asked, skeptically. "What about now?"
"Okay. I am worried about you. Now please, tell me exactly what happened," Tokio requested. She began to wrap a bandage around his shoulder. Saito sighed and began to tell her about his run-in with the Gyne group.
Myu woke up. She heard soft talking coming from Tokio's room. She opened the door of her cabinet and took out a well-concealed jug of sake. Myu listened to the voices as she chugged from the jug.
"So what happened next?" It was Tokio's voice.
"I jumped off of the roof and tried to get away from them, of course," a man's voice said.
"Did you?" Tokio sounded like she was concerned. Myu heard the sound of splashing water.
"For a while, but I couldn't find anywhere to go. I don't know this town well enough yet," the man's voice replied. "But I recognized the area that I was in from earlier today. I knew it was near your house, so I thought that you could help me find a doctor. Then, that girl, Kala, she appeared behind me, a few yards away. We fought and I think I killed her, but I got some more injuries. Then, I thought that this was your house and, testing my luck, I knocked. A minute after, though, I think I must've fallen asleep or something."
"Captain? I've been thinking about you all day," Tokio said, her voice not quite as comfortable as before. "About when you kissed me earlier today. I wanted it again. Really."
"Tokio. you witch!" Myu hissed, taking another slurp of sake and wiping her mouth on her sleeve. She stood shakily, and stumbled over to Tokio's door. Myu threw open the door and saw Tokio, engaged in a full kiss with a man Myu recognized as the murderer from the night of the party. As soon as they saw her, they pulled away, staring.
"M-Myu!" Tokio stammered, licking her lips. "I. uh. didn't know you were awake!" She stood and approached her friend, but Myu backed away glaring.
"HOW COULD YOU?!" Myu yelled. "I'm going to tell, Tokio. I really will!"
"Please, Myu! Please don't!" Tokio pleaded, grabbing her friend's hand in both of her own.
"I think I will! It's for your own good, Tokio! You shouldn't fall in love with a murderer!" Myu hiccuped. She poured some more sake down her throat.
"He's not a murderer!" Tokio argued. "He's. well. he's. uhhhh." she said, at a loss for words.
"Yes, he is. He killed Hourji, the man who I thought was good for you," Myu argued. She poured another mouthful of sake down her throat.
"You drunken *****!" Saito spat. "You disgust me. I should have killed you along with that ******* the other night!" He limped over to his sword and unsheathed it.
"You *hic* see?" Myu cried, drinking sake. "He really is a *hic* murderer!"
"You ungrateful *****! Tokio saved your life when I was going to kill you, but she won't do it again. I will kill you this time," Saito growled, limping menacingly over to the drunken girl. "Aku. Soku. Zan. Slay. Evil. Immediately. I carry out the law of the Shinsengumi on all others until the day I die. And you." he took a Gatotsu stance. ".Are no exception." With one graceful thrust, Saito killed Myu in an instant.
"I. Captain." Tokio whimpered, staring at the sake and blood mixed on the floor.
"I'm sorry, Miss Tokio. I couldn't stand the girl any longer," Saito said, sheathing his sword. "I can understand if you hate me because of this, but." He pulled his clothes on. "The rules of the Shinsengumi govern my life. I'm not about to turn away from them so easily." Saito tucked his sword into his belt.
"Captain," Tokio touched his shoulder gently. "I still love you for who you are." She pulled him into another kiss. "And I don't hate you for being a Shinsengumi freak." He hugged her close to his blood soaked body.
"I'll visit you tomorrow to thank you," Saito promised. He picked up the body.
"What about this mess? If my sisters see this." she shivered.
"Clean it," Saito said. He limped for the door.
"Jerk. You inconsiderate jerk," she tossed the insults playfully.
"Well thanks for the compliment," Saito smirked. "I'll hold it close to my heart forever." He opened the door and stepped into the cold night air.
"Sure. Anytime you need a well earned compliment, just call," Tokio smiled. She ran over to him and hugged him.
"Ouch. I'm still injured, you know," Saito said. He wrenched out of her firm grip and gave her a light kiss.
"Sorry. Hey, don't you think it's still dangerous out there? What if there are more of those insane girls?" Tokio asked. "Just stay for the night and wake up really early tomorrow and escape. I'll let you sleep in my bed." Tokio asked, shyly. Saito hesitated. He dropped the body outside.
"Okay. Just for tonight," he said. "But I can't stay in these blood soaked clothes the whole night."
"Hmmm." Tokio said, thoughtfully. "I know! I'll get you a blanket to wrap yourself in and you can take off your clothes. How's that?"
"Uhhh." Saito just stared.
"Aw, come on, Captain!" she begged like a little child.
"Fine," Saito sighed, unable to turn her down. He stepped into the room and began to take off his clothes. Tokio opened a cabinet on the far side of her room and pulled out a large blanket. She tossed it over her shoulder and Saito wrapped it around himself. Then, he crawled into her bed. She sat down on the edge of the futon next to him. He fell asleep almost immediately, but she didn't.
"Captain Saito." Tokio whispered. Her heart reached out for him and she knew she was falling in love. It had happened before. She also crawled under the covers, opened her book, and began to read.
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Anonymous: Thanks for following my story! Yeah, I'm trying to make Saito as in character as possible. I think it's really hard because he's such a hard guy to figure out. That's also why he's my favorite character. Anyway, most of your questions will be answered soon (some of them answered in this chapter. ^^). Thanks again!
CHAPTER 5: A nighttime visitor
Tokio slid under her covers, opening her book that she had gotten from Saito earlier that day. She began to read the poetry written in it, but her mind kept wandering.
Maybe I'm just really tired. She thought to herself as she marked the page and closed the book. Or maybe this book reminds me of- A soft tapping broke her thoughts. It came from the door in her room that led to the garden. She got out of bed, pulled a robe on over her nightclothes, and made her way to the door.
"Who is it?" she called softly through the paper. No answer. "Who's there?" Again, silence.
Did I just imagine it? It is a little late for a visitor. Maybe I should just open the door to prove to myself that nobody is there. Slowly, Tokio opened the door. Darkness.
"Am I going crazy?" Tokio whispered to herself. Suddenly, she heard a moan. It came from the side of the house. Talk about going crazy! I'm beginning to hear things! Tokio made a face and was about to close the door when she heard it again. A faint moaning from the side of the house. She slid her feet into her sandals and picked up the lamp from inside her room.
"Okay, who's here?" she asked, her voice higher. I'm scared. Tokio realized. She shined the lamp over to the side of the house next to her door. There was a man slumped there, wearing a reddish blue outfit. Tokio couldn't move for a moment. Was this man a drunk or a burglar? Could he be a murderer? Summoning up all the courage she had, she turned the man over. When Tokio saw his face, she gasped. She recognized him as Captain Saito, the man she had kissed earlier. And, she saw that the red on him wasn't the color of his clothes at all, but his own blood. He was unconscious, breathing heavily.
"CAPTAIN!" she gasped. Tokio pulled him to his feet and hoisted half of his body on her back. Staggering under his weight, she managed to get him inside her room and lay him on the futon. She closed the door and hurried to get some bandages. She rummaged through the closet and found a few rolls if them. Quickly, she set up a fire and a pot of water to boil them in so they wouldn't infect Saito's wounds. Then, while she waited for the water to boil, she ran into her room and began to examine his injuries.
Who could've done this? Tokio wondered to herself. It's not like anyone can beat up a Shinsengumi freak like himself! She pulled off most of his clothing and began to examine his body. About 15 minutes into her examination, Saito began to regain consciousness.
"What the? What- what happened? Ugh! That hurts you know!" he opened his eyes to see Tokio's worried bronze eyes scanning over his injured body. "Tokio? Where'd you come from? Where am I?"
"You're in my house just to let you know. You're in my house in my room and in my bed! I'm expecting some sort of a thank you after this." Tokio said while tenderly washing the wound in his side.
"Thank you. There, I'm giving it to you now, happy?" he asked, coldly.
"No." Tokio glared at him as she dunked the cloth she was holding into boiling water. "Shinsengumi freaks." She muttered under her breath.
"Okay, I'm sorry, Miss Tokio. I'll thank you later. OUCH! Why clean so hard?" Saito winced. Tokio began to clean the wound on his shoulder.
"Tell me what happened," Tokio said. "I want to know what happened."
"I got into a fight with some people who wanted to kill me. It's nothing new," Saito half-shrugged.
"I was worried about you when I realized that you were you," Tokio whispered.
"Were?" Saito asked, skeptically. "What about now?"
"Okay. I am worried about you. Now please, tell me exactly what happened," Tokio requested. She began to wrap a bandage around his shoulder. Saito sighed and began to tell her about his run-in with the Gyne group.
Myu woke up. She heard soft talking coming from Tokio's room. She opened the door of her cabinet and took out a well-concealed jug of sake. Myu listened to the voices as she chugged from the jug.
"So what happened next?" It was Tokio's voice.
"I jumped off of the roof and tried to get away from them, of course," a man's voice said.
"Did you?" Tokio sounded like she was concerned. Myu heard the sound of splashing water.
"For a while, but I couldn't find anywhere to go. I don't know this town well enough yet," the man's voice replied. "But I recognized the area that I was in from earlier today. I knew it was near your house, so I thought that you could help me find a doctor. Then, that girl, Kala, she appeared behind me, a few yards away. We fought and I think I killed her, but I got some more injuries. Then, I thought that this was your house and, testing my luck, I knocked. A minute after, though, I think I must've fallen asleep or something."
"Captain? I've been thinking about you all day," Tokio said, her voice not quite as comfortable as before. "About when you kissed me earlier today. I wanted it again. Really."
"Tokio. you witch!" Myu hissed, taking another slurp of sake and wiping her mouth on her sleeve. She stood shakily, and stumbled over to Tokio's door. Myu threw open the door and saw Tokio, engaged in a full kiss with a man Myu recognized as the murderer from the night of the party. As soon as they saw her, they pulled away, staring.
"M-Myu!" Tokio stammered, licking her lips. "I. uh. didn't know you were awake!" She stood and approached her friend, but Myu backed away glaring.
"HOW COULD YOU?!" Myu yelled. "I'm going to tell, Tokio. I really will!"
"Please, Myu! Please don't!" Tokio pleaded, grabbing her friend's hand in both of her own.
"I think I will! It's for your own good, Tokio! You shouldn't fall in love with a murderer!" Myu hiccuped. She poured some more sake down her throat.
"He's not a murderer!" Tokio argued. "He's. well. he's. uhhhh." she said, at a loss for words.
"Yes, he is. He killed Hourji, the man who I thought was good for you," Myu argued. She poured another mouthful of sake down her throat.
"You drunken *****!" Saito spat. "You disgust me. I should have killed you along with that ******* the other night!" He limped over to his sword and unsheathed it.
"You *hic* see?" Myu cried, drinking sake. "He really is a *hic* murderer!"
"You ungrateful *****! Tokio saved your life when I was going to kill you, but she won't do it again. I will kill you this time," Saito growled, limping menacingly over to the drunken girl. "Aku. Soku. Zan. Slay. Evil. Immediately. I carry out the law of the Shinsengumi on all others until the day I die. And you." he took a Gatotsu stance. ".Are no exception." With one graceful thrust, Saito killed Myu in an instant.
"I. Captain." Tokio whimpered, staring at the sake and blood mixed on the floor.
"I'm sorry, Miss Tokio. I couldn't stand the girl any longer," Saito said, sheathing his sword. "I can understand if you hate me because of this, but." He pulled his clothes on. "The rules of the Shinsengumi govern my life. I'm not about to turn away from them so easily." Saito tucked his sword into his belt.
"Captain," Tokio touched his shoulder gently. "I still love you for who you are." She pulled him into another kiss. "And I don't hate you for being a Shinsengumi freak." He hugged her close to his blood soaked body.
"I'll visit you tomorrow to thank you," Saito promised. He picked up the body.
"What about this mess? If my sisters see this." she shivered.
"Clean it," Saito said. He limped for the door.
"Jerk. You inconsiderate jerk," she tossed the insults playfully.
"Well thanks for the compliment," Saito smirked. "I'll hold it close to my heart forever." He opened the door and stepped into the cold night air.
"Sure. Anytime you need a well earned compliment, just call," Tokio smiled. She ran over to him and hugged him.
"Ouch. I'm still injured, you know," Saito said. He wrenched out of her firm grip and gave her a light kiss.
"Sorry. Hey, don't you think it's still dangerous out there? What if there are more of those insane girls?" Tokio asked. "Just stay for the night and wake up really early tomorrow and escape. I'll let you sleep in my bed." Tokio asked, shyly. Saito hesitated. He dropped the body outside.
"Okay. Just for tonight," he said. "But I can't stay in these blood soaked clothes the whole night."
"Hmmm." Tokio said, thoughtfully. "I know! I'll get you a blanket to wrap yourself in and you can take off your clothes. How's that?"
"Uhhh." Saito just stared.
"Aw, come on, Captain!" she begged like a little child.
"Fine," Saito sighed, unable to turn her down. He stepped into the room and began to take off his clothes. Tokio opened a cabinet on the far side of her room and pulled out a large blanket. She tossed it over her shoulder and Saito wrapped it around himself. Then, he crawled into her bed. She sat down on the edge of the futon next to him. He fell asleep almost immediately, but she didn't.
"Captain Saito." Tokio whispered. Her heart reached out for him and she knew she was falling in love. It had happened before. She also crawled under the covers, opened her book, and began to read.
Review Replies:
Anonymous: Thanks for following my story! Yeah, I'm trying to make Saito as in character as possible. I think it's really hard because he's such a hard guy to figure out. That's also why he's my favorite character. Anyway, most of your questions will be answered soon (some of them answered in this chapter. ^^). Thanks again!